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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 505 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (How to arrange it): Contrast = strong differences; alignment = lined-up edges; repetition = the same styles again. Proximity = related things close together; balance = even visual weight. Hierarchy = the most important thing biggest and first.

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  1. 1.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) most important first
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a mirror-image layout
  10. 10.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  22. 22.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  31. 31.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  33. 33.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  36. 36.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  39. 39.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  40. 40.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a mirror-image layout
  3. dark text on light paper
  4. alignment
  5. repeated bullet icons
  6. most important first
  7. contrast
  8. balance
  9. pictures in a neat line
  10. True
  11. True
  12. hierarchy
  13. repetition
  14. proximity
  15. contact details together
  16. caption close to photo
  17. proximity
  18. both halves feel equal
  19. repetition
  20. proximity
  21. repetition
  22. False
  23. False
  24. alignment
  25. balance
  26. hierarchy
  27. contrast
  28. both halves feel equal
  29. left edges lined up
  30. a centred, even layout
  31. False
  32. dark text on light paper
  33. False
  34. left edges lined up
  35. balance
  36. False
  37. True
  38. black text on yellow
  39. contrast
  40. False

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